A visit to the Boykin Truitt Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Boykin Truitt Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Boykin Truitt Cemetery:
33.5895, -86.3153
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Boykin Truitt Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Boykin Truitt Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County<2>.
The county seat for Saint Clair County is located in Ashville. Ashville lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the north of the Boykin Truitt Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Boykin Truitt Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Boykin Truitt Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Boykin Truitt Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bowman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Bowman Cemetery is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Roberts Cemetery is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Coosa Valley Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Coosa Valley Baptist Church Cemetery is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosa Valley Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Coosa Valley Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Pell City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #239307 <5>
- Valley Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Valley Hill Cemetery is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Valley Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Pell City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26861 <5>
- Karr Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Karr Cemetery is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karr Cemetery
- Seddon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Seddon Cemetery is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seddon Cemetery
- St. Clair Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Old Florence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Florence Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Florence Cemetery
- Robert Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Robert Chapel Cemetery is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robert Chapel Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Walkers Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Walkers Family Cemetery is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Family Cemetery
- Harkeys Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Harkeys Chapel Cemetery is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkeys Chapel Cemetery
- Broken Arrow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Broken Arrow Cemetery is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Arrow Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Mays Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Mays Cemetery is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Cemetery
- McCellan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The McCellan Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCellan Cemetery
- Garden of Memories Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Popes Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Popes Chapel Cemetery is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popes Chapel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Boykin Truitt Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Boykin Truitt Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Glen City
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Glen City is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen City
- Pell City
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Avondale Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Avondale Village is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale Village
- Cropwell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cook's Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cook's Springs is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook's Springs
- Easonville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Easonville was located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easonville
- Seddon
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Seddon is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seddon
- Coal City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Coal City is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Fountainrun ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fountainrun was located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainrun
- Colony
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Colony is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Riverside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wattsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wattsville is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Odenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Windsong Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Windsong Island is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsong Island
- Brompton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Brompton is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brompton
- Branchville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Branchville is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Lincoln
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Turnbough Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Turnbough Town is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbough Town
- Margaret
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Acmar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Acmar is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acmar
- Moody
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Moody is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,292 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moody <6>
- Logan Martin Dam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Logan Martin Dam is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Martin Dam
- Parsons
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Parsons is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
- Woodland Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Woodland Village is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Boykin Truitt Cemetery. The following communities are located in Saint Clair County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Boykin Truitt Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Boykin Truitt Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Saint Clair County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Boykin Truitt Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #164574 (Boykin Truitt Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #164574 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: St. Clair
- Est. Elev: 159 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pell City
- Location given for Boykin Truitt Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.5895481 Lon: -86.3152564
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Saint Clair, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Boykin Truitt Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |